Race and the Genetic Revolution

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: How Science Embraced the Racialization of Human Populations Sheldon KrimskyPart I. Science and Race: Historical and Evolutionary Perspectives1. A Short History of the Race Concept, by Michael Yudell2. Natural Selection, the Human Genome, and the Idea of Race, by Robert PollackPart II. Forensic DNA Databases, Race, and the Criminal Justice System3. Racial Disparities in Databanking of DNA Profiles, by Michael T. Risher4. Prejudice, Stigma, and DNA Databases, by Helen WallacePart III. Ancestry Testing5. Ancestry Testing and DNA: Uses, Limits, and Caveat Emptor, by Troy Duster6. Can DNA Witness Race? Forensic Uses of an Imperfect Ancestry Testing Technology, by Duana FullwileyPart IV. Racialized Medicine7. BiDil and Racialized Medicine, by Jonathan Kahn8. Evolutionary Versus Racial Medicine: Why it Matters?, by Joseph L. Graves, Jr.Part V. Intelligence and Race9. Myth and Mystification: The Science of Race and IQ, by Pilar N. Ossorio10. Intelligence, Race, and Genetics, by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko, Kenneth K. Kidd, and Steven E. StemlerPart VI. Contemporary Culture, Race, and Genetics11. The Elusive Variability of Race, by Patricia J. Williams12. Race, Genetics, and the Regulatory Need for Race Impact Assessments, by Osagie K. ObasogieConclusion: Toward a Remedy for the Social Consequences of Racial Myths, by Kathleen SloanList of ContributorsIndex